Celebrate the Small Successes

With the feeling of complete and utter failure as a mother the last couple of weeks, I decided this morning that I should list the "accomplishments" from the same couple of weeks. Here they are, in random order:

• Peanut is now able to go to sleep, especially at bedtime, without much rocking.
• Peanut HAS gotten more sleep during the day than before we started to establish a routine.
• The new routine was relatively easy to implement.
• I started daily walks with Peanut.
• Even Daddy had joined us on a couple of walks.
  
• Peanut HAS gotten a few long naps.
• Peanut is less tired during the day when she's awake.
  
• Peanut is willing to tolerate a longer tummy time now.
• It is easier to anticipate what is happening with Peanut, whether she needs to eat or sleep or change diaper.
• I know when to put her in disposable diaper vs. cloth diaper, so I won't wake her while she's sleeping.
• Overall, I am holding her less.
• Overall, armitis is much better.
• We have a very set bedtime routine, and Peanut knows what's coming up.

Motherhood is really harder and much more stressful than it looks.